Claudel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Claudel

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Claudel between 1946 and 1994, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Claudel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Claudel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Claudel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Claudel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.